A Newry sports tech company has signed a deal with one of the world’s greatest sporting nations.

STATSports will provide its player monitoring device – which tracks player movement in real time – to Brazil’s elite teams after signing a partnership with the Brazil Football Confederation (CBF).

The APEX Team Series GPS device will be worn by the national team during this summer’s World Cup in Russia where Brazil will join a number of other nations which use the Newry technology including world champion’s Germany, European champions Portugal, Belgium, England, Poland, Denmark and Morocco.

Guilherme Passos, Physiologist at the Brazilian Football Confederation, said the partnership is an integral part of the World Cup preparations.

“We want to make sure we leave no stone unturned when it comes to our preparation for this summer’s World Cup and beyond. A key part of this preparation is the technology we use to monitor the load we are placing on our players during sessions.

“Having thoroughly assessed all available products on the market, it quickly became apparent that STATSports were the only provider who could match the ambitions of the Confederation.”

The technology is also used by many of the world’s biggest sporting organisations across the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, MLS, NFL, NBA, Rugby Union and hockey.

The device worn by players measures and analyses physical attributes of players. It can provide feedback on many metrics such as distance covered, speed, acceleration and even insights on player load as well as the level of fatigue and injury risk of the athlete/player.

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STATSports, Co-Founder and CCO, Sean O’Connor said: “This agreement with the Brazilian Football Confederation is huge for STATSports. Brazil are an iconic brand in world football, with a rich history of success.

"We look forward to supporting Brazil to further on-field success at this summer’s World Cup and for many years to come.

"For the CBF to swap performance monitoring provider at this stage in the build-up to a World Cup is a huge decision and illustrates the excellence of the Apex system which is used by dozens of international football’s leading nations."

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